Lizzi Lewis's Blog, page 25

In which I Spoken Word-ed

Once Upon A Time, I didn’t know what Spoken Word really was – I thought it was very formulaic and unpleasant, and then one of my Sisterwives BLEW. MY. MIND with a piece she did. That said, she used to be ON THE CIRCUIT, darlings, so it stands to reason that she was amazing. But…

A Tied-y Run (A #1000Speak for Compassion post)

I want you to think back to the last time you did some exercise outdoors, especially if you’re a runner. Do you remember the mood of the sky above you? The weather surrounding you? The people who were out there in the elements with you? Do you remember feeling your muscles warm up and your…

Self-Sabotage, Anxiety, and the Non-Negotiable

I can feel it happening – there are tremors in my joints when I move, and things crawling at the edges of my vision, which disappear when I flick my eyes to look at them; a sensation of nausea crawls across my skin, engulfing me, leaving me goosebumped and ashamed – the anxiety is back,…

Ten Things of Thankful #84

There’s a fourth wall to blogging, which I’m really trying to break. It’s all very well to write things – to share your life and your stories and the thoughts of your heart and the wanderings of your imagination – but sometimes, in a way…so WHAT? What then, once you’ve written and hit publish and…

He Loved the Headlights

Sometimes stories come to me from the strangest of places – the back of my retinal screening van, for one! How unassuming the moment of Sudden Story. It began with frustration, because the lady had driven to her appointment and so wouldn’t be able to have the drops which would dilate her pupils, so in…

My Trans Best Friend

This year is a landmark one for a wonderful (if somewhat astonishing) reason. September marks the anniversary of when I met my best friend (my ‘Soulie’) for the first time, and this year is the year we will have known each other for HALF OUR LIVES!! I still remember our initial encounter, in Japanese class…

Ten Things of Thankful #83

It’s been one HECK of a week, the biggest surprise of all being the enormous, astonishing, INCREDIBLE rapidity with which the #1000Speak movement has taken off. Currently we are over 700 strong. Since MONDAY, y’all! That has to be my first, and to be perfectly honest, I could stop there, because my world (thanks to…

MEMOIRS OF A DILETTANTE VOLUME TWO – COVER REVEAL!

COMING SPRING 2015 — official date TBA There are times in life when you thank your lucky stars that your timelines collided, and the day I ‘met’ Helena is certainly one of the days I’m thankful for. What started out as a RIDICULOUS amount of FanGirling on my part has come to a point where…

We ALL need The Village

“It takes a village to raise a child” This phrase is so well known it’s almost hackneyed, and gets trotted out when parents receive support from other people, enabling them to better raise their children. Whether it’s hand-me-down clothes, useful equipment, solicited advice, a cooked meal during a frantic time, or the offer of some…

Ten Things of Thankful #82

Sometimes the house is empty, and usually I decide that’s a great time to get some blogging done (translated: play on Facebook and chat with friends, and write nothing at all). Last night the house was empty and I tried to play, but Bad Things were zipping around and finding their way under my skin…